The six questions below are based on “Leading in the Chaos of the 21st Century,” an article by Toby Tetenbaum and Hank Laurence that is located below these instructions. Answer each of the questions using complete sentences. Be sure to be as specific and as detailed as possible in your answers. Instead of copying from the article, put your answers in your own words. Make sure you check your writing for spelling and/or grammatical errors. You must number each of your answers.
- According to Tetenbaum and Laurence, how does the Newtonian paradigm of leadership differ from a paradigm of leadership that is based on chaos and disequilibrium?
- Why do the authors believe that the Newtonian paradigm of leadership is inadequate in today’s world?
- What is the role of followers in the new model of leadership outlined by the authors?
- The leadership model based on chaos and disequilibrium requires that the leader have special skills and abilities. What are these and how should they be exercised? Put another way, what is the art of leadership in this new model?
- Discuss the chaos (or chaordic) paradigm of leadership as it relates to two political issues that you think are important today and over the coming years. These could include policy issues related to climate change, public education, criminal justice reform, etc.
- Discuss how the new model of leadership that Tetenbaum and Laurence discuss can be applied to your career goals after you complete the formal phase of your education (whether at Austin Peay or elsewhere if you plan to pursue a graduate degree). Give at least three specific examples.